1826 in New Zealand

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

*Head of State – King George IV
*Governor of New South Wales – General Ralph Darling

Events

*25 March – The 1825 New Zealand Company vessels "Rosanna", Captain James Herd, and "Lambton", Captain Barnett, arrive in Stewart Island and undergo refitting for a month. [http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/N/NewZealandCompany/FirstNewZealandCompany/en New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: 1825 New Zealand Company] ]
*April or May – Thomas Shepherd, agricultural superintendent with the 1825 New Zealand Company expedition interviews James Caddell (see 1810). Location unknown, possibly Ruapuke Island or Bluff or Otago Harbour (see next entry). [http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=1C1 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: James Caddell] ]
*May - Thomas Shepherd explores the future site of Dunedin and produces the oldest surviving drawings of Otago Harbour and surrounding coasts including Waikouaiti.: - The "Rosanna" and the "Lambton" (see above) are the first European ships enter Wellington Harbour. Captain Herd names the harbour Port Nicholson after his friend John Nicholson, harbourmaster at Port Jackson (Sydney).Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 499.] [http://www.teara.govt.nz/Places/Wellington/Wellington/6/en New Zealand Encyclopaedia: Wellington] ]
*23 September – The 1825 New Zealand Company agents aboard the "Rosanna" complete the purchase of 'Pakatu' (Pakatoa), 'Taratora' (Rotoroa), 'Ponue' (Ponui) and 'Pake' (Pakihi) Islands in the Hauraki Gulf. They then become frightened of the local Māori, change their minds almost immediately, sell up and leave for the Bay of Islands. [http://manukau.infospecs.co.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?BU=http%3A%2F%2Fmanukau.infospecs.co.nz%2Fjourney%2Fhome.htm&QF0=TimeLineRef&QI0=23%20September%201826&MR=1&TN=source&AC=QBE_QUERY&RL=1&RF=English A Manukau Timeline] ]

Undated

*William Stewart establishes a timber, flax and trading settlement at Port Pegasus on Stewart Island.Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p.405.]
*The mission ship "Herald", designed and built by Henry Williams and his lay assistant William Hall, is launched.Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 331]
*Reverend Henry Williams on the schooner "Herald" (Captain Gilbert Mair) is the first European to visit Tauranga. [http://ourcity.tauranga.govt.nz/heritage/timeline/ Tauranga History Timeline] ]
*William Williams, missionary brother of Henry Williams, arrives in the Bay of Islands on the "Brampton" with his wife and daughter. [http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~teecee/1846table.htm Early European Visits to NZ] ]
*Sealers visit Cloudy Bay and set up stations in Port Underwood. Whalers visit later the same year.Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 67] Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 242]
*Jules Dumont d'Urville arrives in New Zealand on the "Astrolabe" during his circumnavigation. He charts much of New Zealand that Cook did not, in particular the Marlborough Sounds.Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 242] (see also 1827)
*A European trading and shipbuilding enterprise is established at Horeke in the Hokianga. [cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/NewZealandPeoples/Scots/1/en|title=Before 1840: sailors and missionaries|encyclopedia=Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand]

References

Births

Deaths

ee also

*List of years in New Zealand
*Timeline of New Zealand history
*History of New Zealand
*Military history of New Zealand
*Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
*Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

"For world events and topics in 1826 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1826